He was speaking at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce a week ago.
...an American expert in the body's circadian rhythms said the impacts of jet lag could be “devastating”. “Jet lag is more than just an inconvenience. It’s pretty devastating physiologically,” Carrie Partch, a biochemist and associate professor at the University of California, told Bloomberg this week.
The test flight will help researchers understand how human bodies handle such long flights. “If you’re a constant traveller, you’ll probably put on more weight, you’ll probably have cardiovascular challenges, and you may have some behavioural changes.”
Just a few of the deleterious outcomes to start with…
I suspect the ‘operating crew’ will be ‘well rested’ prior to departing JFK, versus simulating the trauma of the outbound sector and slip prior to the return sector. ‘Research’ is code for ‘
PR junket’. It is research for how to design an inflight experience - not on the human health toll crew will endure...
https://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...c091ce3b330eb8